Unit conversion (low Audi cont)

[fringe@netcom.com (Fringe Ryder)]

1 litre is about 1 quart, of which there are 4 to a US gallon.  Not exact,
but good enough.

I'm not sure what an Nm is - Nautical Miles are about 1.85 km.  Nanometres
are tiny - don't know why you'd want to cover them here.  They are used in
the U.S. directly though for physics work.  

1 kg is about 2.2 pounds.  Again, the kg (and gram) are used in the U.S.,
especially for mail and drugs.

I need some conversions too though...

What is metric for 1 hour (U.S.)?  What is 14:00 in Europe?

How do you convert colors to metric (beyond spelling it "colours")?

What's the metric equivalent of a decibel?

<ducking and running>

Tom Nas wrote:  
:Being a metric-indoctrinated european I was wondering if anyone on the list
:could help me with this. It would be nice if, for my future postings, I
:could convert metic units into imperial units. Now I know that there's 1.6
:km to a mile, and 2.54 cm to an inch and I'm well versed in $ versus any
:other currency, but I'd like your help on these...
: 
:Litres <-> US Gallons
:Litres <-> Imp Gallons
:Nm <-> Lb ft
:kg <-> Lbs
: 
:plus anything else you might come up with. This would be an enormous help
:when translating the specs of the latest and greatest from VAG Germany...